We work to keep Alaska a place wild salmon and the people whose lives are interconnected with them continue to thrive. Follow us to stay informed and take meaningful action on issues affecting wild salmon across the state. Learn more: www.salmonstate.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mw762f6a4r25In the last month, trawlers off Alaska's coast have bycaught 54,811 chum salmon, for a total of 136,413 so far this year. Learn more about risks to Alaska's fish: buff.ly/Vab3OS723 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw762f6a4r25https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mvnkrntoun2gDraggers in the Bering Sea have exceeded their herring bycatch limit by nearly 200,000 pounds for 2026. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: buff.ly/s8eYuKs16 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnkrntoun2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mtz3qookaf22Draggers bycaught nearly 17,000 chum salmon, 58,000 pounds of halibut, and 454,000 pounds of herring between August 8th and 15th. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch26 Aug 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz3qookaf22https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mth5prq2u722Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch19 Aug 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth5prq2u722https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3msvsa55tan2bBan bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch12 Aug 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvsa55tan2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mrniwhva2d2sThis time of year is all about wild Alaska salmon. The SalmonState staff has enjoyed some special days of salmon fishing in recent weeks. 1️⃣ Melanie setnetting in Bristol Bay 2️⃣ Lindsey personal use gillnetting on the Taku River 3️⃣ Heather enjoying fresh king with friends and family27 Jul 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrniwhva2d2shttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mrayyizfwq2x🚨 Draggers have bycaught over 3 million pounds of halibut in the Bering Sea & the Gulf of Alaska this year so far. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: buff.ly/NvoNftv22 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrayyizfwq2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mqxwrzu6ad2vHalibut populations have plummeted, impacting commercial, sport, subsistence, and personal use halibut fishermen alike. Meanwhile, bottom trawlers are bycatching millions of pounds of juvenile halibut before they even have a chance to spawn —19 Jul 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxwrzu6ad2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mqpfqixu7x2f⚠️ Between the June 27th Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska bycatch report and July 4th report, draggers have bycaught over 10,000 chum salmon. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch15 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpfqixu7x2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mqpepudwqs2wSend in your best halibut fishing image for a chance to win gear! Commercial, sport, subsistence, and personal use photos all accepted and will be used for our work to ban bottom trawling — and support Alaska fisheries and our work generally. Contest open through the end of August.15 Jul 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpepudwqs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mplwv7yaft2nHalfway through 2026 — and in the last six months, draggers have wasted millions of pounds of marine life, including nearly 3 million pounds of halibut. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch01 Jul 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplwv7yaft2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mojaln4iih2uTrawlers have bycaught 2,657,709 pounds of halibut between Jan 20th and June 6 of this year. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: buff.ly/LQ1RjZ217 Jun 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojaln4iih2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mng4ajiaki2hLive music, art, Coast Guard demonstrations, food trucks and more this weekend on the Homer Spit. We will have a table to talk about trawl bycatch, ways to take action and free stickers. Stop by and say hi! More info: buff.ly/9gmX8V803 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mng4ajiaki2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mnfyqetozj2nBan bottom trawling: buff.ly/i89NSFU03 Jun 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfyqetozj2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mnd5ukdv6r2kThe North Pacific Fishery Management Council's June meeting is underway — and they have a chance to close an enormous loophole that allows trawlers to drag the bottom in waters closed to bottom contact. Take action: buff.ly/iUfaHLJ02 Jun 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnd5ukdv6r2khttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mmhe7yl4mh27🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState on Wednesday, May 27th at 6:30 pm for ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, which dives into the undiscovered parts of Earth’s oceans while also addressing bottom trawling as one of its largest threats.22 May 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhe7yl4mh27https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mmd3e7hvur2bBetween April 24 and May 9, draggers bycaught 69,631 individual crabs. This does not account for partial crabs, or crabs that were crushed but didn't make it onto the vessel's deck. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/zz29IXB20 May 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmd3e7hvur2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mkqexsgspu27Former Chief of Staff for Gov. Tony Knowles, Jim Ayers, and Chief of Akiak Native Community Dr. Michael Williams Sr. recently responded to an Anchorage Daily News opinion piece that...30 Apr 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqexsgspu27https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mknwvowqpp2qWe will be at the Kenai Peninsula Sport Rec & Trade Show this weekend. Stop by to sign a petition to ban bottom trawling and grab stickers. More info buff.ly/y5oE6sp 🗓️ Friday 5/1 6pm-9pm 🗓️ Saturday 5/2 10am-6pm 🗓️ Sunday 5/3 10am-5pm29 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknwvowqpp2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mkntxmyabf27Between April 11 and April 18 nearly 19,000 individual crabs were bycaught by draggers. This does not account for partial crabs, or crabs that were crushed but didn't make it onto the vessel's deck. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/efckw5D29 Apr 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkntxmyabf27https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mkiilhdqdg2yThere sure are a lot of mysterious well-funded "Alaskan" pro-trawl pages on social media lately... oh, wait, they're run by the same East Coast PR firm and started within four days of each other 🤔 Ban bottom trawling: salmonstate.org/bycatch27 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiilhdqdg2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mk4myg3drl22Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/efckw5D22 Apr 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4myg3drl22https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mk26vquss325🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the Koliganek School Library in Koliganek on Thursday, April 23rd at 5:30 pm.22 Apr 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk26vquss325https://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mjl3nhyi672pBetween 3/28 and 4/4, trawlers off Alaska's shores have bycaught 1,548 king salmon. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/R6N4L9v15 Apr 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl3nhyi672phttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mjl26haoun2oA recent Senate Resources Committee hearing on SB 161, Prohibit Bottom Trawling in state waters, saw some important testimony. Support the bill here: buff.ly/Ljkaynn15 Apr 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl26haoun2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mizky73q352vBetween 3/21 and 3/28, trawlers off Alaska's coasts bycaught 2,874 king salmon. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/R6N4L9v09 Apr 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizky73q352vhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3miyppg7sl62a🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the Ted Ferry Civic Center in Ketchikan on Monday, April 13th at 6:30 pm.08 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyppg7sl62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3miwcmzonoh2a"After further analysis, NOAA Fisheries [Office of Law Enforcement] confirmed that the vessel recorded less catch in its logbook than the vessel’s reported production weight. The production weight exceeded its reported catch weight by [2.7 million pounds]."07 Apr 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwcmzonoh2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mimlxcmofe2x🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the City Hall Council Chambers in Hoonah on Monday, April 6th at 6:30 pm. Join us for ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, which dives into the undiscovered parts of Earth’s oceans while also addressing bottom trawling as one of its largest threats.03 Apr 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimlxcmofe2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/salmonstateak.bsky.social/post/3mihljmid6k2a🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the City Hall Council Chambers in Hoonah on Monday, April 6th at 6:30 pm. Join us for ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, which dives into the undiscovered parts of Earth’s oceans while also addressing bottom trawling as one of its largest threats.01 Apr 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:s3oycalolsbnolwpvfrbcsdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihljmid6k2a